Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

"Disgraceful! What were you doing in the third and fourth rounds? This is a competition; winning and losing is normal. Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue are very strange. If you have the chance to meet them, you can go and get revenge. Don't deliberately go looking for trouble. Where is your dignity as disciples of the Holy Land? You ganged up on someone and got suppressed. It's too shameful. I, the Holy Lord, am sitting over there with my head buried in my chest. Are you still members of the Chu family? Are you still descendants of the Lingyuan Heavenly Emperor?" The Chu family Holy Lord was angrily rebuking the Chu family disciples who were eliminated in the second and third rounds.

Most of these aristocratic families are lineages that have been passed down through generations. Unlike the Holy Land, the Chu family's Holy Lord is both the Holy Lord and the family head.

These people lowered their heads and dared not speak, or rather, they did not know what to say.

Of course, they weren't the only ones being criticized; the Five Elements Holy Land was also affected, because a total of six people from both sides were eliminated in the Chaotic Preliminary Rounds and the Speed ​​Showdown Preliminary Rounds, which was quite a lot.

Those holy lands that did not have any disciples eliminated mainly analyzed the matter of Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue. They felt that, apart from the disciples of the Nine Heavens Holy Land, Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue were the strangest.

"What do you think of Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue? Are you confident in dealing with them? I mean, if we encounter them in the competition, are you confident?" Yue Xun from the Gu Ling Holy Land was asking Yue Qi and the other participants.

But to be honest, none of them, who are usually so proud, dared to make any promises this time.

“This? Master, if Lin Aoxue uses the chaotic qualifying method again, I’m afraid it will be difficult for me to beat her. As for Ye Liuyun, I am confident,” Yue Qi replied.

The rest of the people, except for Shi Youlan, nodded in agreement.

“That’s right. Although Ye Liuyun is a physical cultivator, she’s at most at the second or third level of the Nascent Soul realm. Her problem is that she has too many random and unorthodox methods, as well as those treasures. Isn’t it said that the use of treasures that are too powerful than oneself is prohibited in the later competitions? In that case, she is not a threat.” A young man at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul realm from the Gu God Domain said confidently.

But Shi Youlan, standing to the side, almost burst out laughing.

I thought she was trying to say that you might have a chance to beat Lin Aoxue, but you absolutely have no chance to beat me in person.

Chapter 624 The Arena Tournament Begins (5000 words + 1600 monthly votes bonus chapter)

Hearing her disciple's somewhat hesitant answer, Yue Xun looked a little frustrated. Of course, she could understand, because Lin Aoxue's combat prowess was truly terrifying.

However, just as she was pondering how to deal with these two dark horses, she couldn't help but glance at Shi Youlan out of the corner of her eye. She suddenly noticed that her usually flamboyant and arrogant little apprentice was showing a strange smile.

She couldn't understand the smile. After all, their Gu Spirit Holy Land had embarrassed themselves this time, so how could she still be smiling?

Furthermore, while everyone else is troubled by this matter, you, a cultivator at the Fourth Extreme Divine Soul Realm, are laughing strangely. It's unclear whether you're mocking your fellow disciples or simply displaying inexplicable self-confidence.

After thinking for a moment, Yuexun asked a question.

"Ahem, Yueyou, what are you laughing at?"

Upon hearing Yue Xun's words, Yue Qi and the others couldn't help but look at Shi Youlan standing to the side. Sure enough, they noticed that Shi Youlan was laughing strangely, a laugh that made them feel rather uncomfortable.

Upon hearing Yue Xun's shout, Shi Youlan immediately realized what was happening. She quickly suppressed her smile and then asked him rather awkwardly.

"Huh? What's wrong, Master? I just suddenly thought of something funny, so I couldn't help but laugh. Master, you guys continue chatting, don't mind me, I have no objection."

However, Yue Xun was not so easily fooled. She felt that Shi Youlan must have some ulterior motives. She knew that her nominal little apprentice had a big secret.

Despite her mediocre talent over the years, her cultivation rate has been the fastest among all the disciples in the history of the Gu Spirit Holy Land.

In a hundred years, he cultivated from the Dao Palace - Out-of-Body Realm to the Four Extremes - Divine Soul Realm. Could this be considered ordinary talent?

However, her apparent qualifications are not very good.

"Really? You really have no ideas? That Ye Liuyun seems to be in a similar situation to you. Based on what I know about the body refining cultivation system, and combined with the combat power this little girl is showing right now, she should only be at the peak of the True Yuan Realm. And the peak of the True Yuan Realm is the peak of the Four Extremes Secret Realm of Demon Beasts. The peak of the Four Extremes Secret Realm of Demon Beasts has at least the combat power of the first level of the Primordial Spirit Realm."

“This little girl should be at this level, at most the level of the first or second level of the Nascent Soul realm. Your poison skills seem to be able to deal with a second level Nascent Soul cultivator. You and she should be evenly matched. With your personality, you should be very interested, right? Why haven’t you said anything?” Yue Xun said.

Shi Youlan's behavior was somewhat abnormal.

Yue Xun almost deduced Ye Liuyun's situation, while Shi Youlan thought that Yue Xun was connecting her with Ye Liuyun.

"No way, did she discover something? No, no, no, that's impossible. She probably just thinks our combat strength is similar. Indeed, after I returned to the Nine Heavens Domain, I suddenly became more low-key, which is definitely not normal." Shi Youlan quickly analyzed in her mind.

After the analysis, she smiled and said...

"Master, what do you want me to say? I don't know anything about body cultivation. However, if I were to encounter her in the singles competition or other events, I would definitely give it my all. For now, it's better for me to say as little as possible to avoid making a fool of myself by talking big." Shi Youlan replied with a helpless expression.

Yue Xun was quite dissatisfied with Shi Youlan's answer. She had hoped that Shi Youlan would shine at the Nine Heavens Holy Land Conference, but unfortunately, Shi Youlan had not shown any particularly outstanding performance since the first qualifying round.

However, it is still in the preliminary stage. There are too many participants and the test is not very difficult. People can't pay attention to everything and can only watch the most interesting scenes each time.

Almost no one paid attention to Shi Youlan's match. After all, there were so many Nascent Soul cultivators to watch, who would be so bored as to deliberately pay attention to a Divine Soul Realm cultivator?

In addition, Shi Youlan hasn't encountered any formidable opponents yet, so it's normal that she hasn't had any highlights.

"Alright then, your teacher will look forward to your performance then." Seeing that Shi Youlan said this, Yue Xun did not ask any further questions.

Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun and his family practically treated Lin Aoxue's villa as their New Year's celebration venue. They chatted and laughed, joking and teasing each other. Ye Feiwu's expression alternated between embarrassment and helplessness, but overall, they were having a good time.

Such days will become increasingly rare for them in the future, so they should cherish them.

In the afternoon, Li Mingjiao's voice rang out again.

"The qualifying rounds will begin soon this afternoon. All participants are requested to assemble in front of the Temple of the Void. Latecomers will not be waited for."

Upon hearing this sound, the joyful cheers from both families abruptly ceased.

"Oh! So fast. It's time, Father and Mother, we have to go." Ye Liuyun stood up and said.

The two families chatted and laughed for three hours.

Ye Kai and the others nodded helplessly. He seemed quite nervous and melancholy. His mother and his most beloved child were going to compete with other cultivators, while he, the middleman, could only stay in this villa and watch his child and mother compete. Every time he saw Ye Liuyun and Li Muyun fight with other cultivators, Ye Kai became very nervous.

At this moment, he felt extremely resentful of his own incompetence, hating himself for not being able to fight alongside his child and mother.

There's nothing that can be done about it, since her cultivation aptitude is poor. She simply inherited Ye Feiwu's ordinary aptitude, unless he's also willing to take the Reverse Rebirth Pill to change his aptitude.

However, he didn't need to take this stuff. After all, his father had to take it because he lacked the aptitude for cultivation, while he, although not aptitude-wise, had dual-attribute spiritual roots, so at least he could still cultivate.

"Mother, and Yun'er, Xue'er, and the children, let's do our best to advance in every single qualifying match today." That was all Ye Kai could say.

Everyone nodded, then left with smiles on their faces.

They arrived at the Void God Temple as quickly as possible. This time, the atmosphere was clearly different from before; at least Ye Liuyun did not feel any hostility from his surroundings.

She glanced at the monks from the holy land and noticed that they were no longer deliberately staring at them. Clearly, their Holy Lord had done some ideological work with them.

"That's more like it. What's the point of keeping an eye on me? They should be thinking about how to get more points through the qualifying rounds," Ye Liuyun muttered to himself.

The Holy Lord from the Holy Lord Palace and the other monks from the Holy Lands who did not participate in the competition gathered together again.

"A whole afternoon has passed just like that. My esteemed lords, how about we make a bet this afternoon? Otherwise, it will be too boring. What do you think, my esteemed lords? You are all prominent figures in the Eastern Continent, how come you don't even dare to participate in a betting game?" As soon as these lords sat down, Lin Tianya's playful voice rang out again.

When these holy rulers heard this, they were furious.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, are you really that eager to gamble? Or do you have so much confidence in your two juniors that you believe they can't lose a single match?" The Five Elements Saint Master took a deep breath and asked helplessly.

Lin Tianya chuckled and then spoke without any hesitation.

"Haha, to be honest, I don't have much confidence in them. I mainly think I'm lucky. You may not know, but I was imprisoned for thousands of years because of some things. When I came out, I didn't have a penny to my name. I won a game with you all this morning, so my pockets are fuller now. But not long ago, I gave all of these things to the younger generation as gifts. Now I only have one top-grade earth-rank magic weapon left. If I don't gamble, I'll be penniless again."

Lin Tianya's words were clearly a provocation to these Holy Lords, and these Holy Lords were all prominent figures, many of whom had higher cultivation levels than Lin Tianya. If they didn't accept the bet after Lin Tianya said this, wouldn't they appear arrogant and afraid of Lin Tianya?

"You? Fine, fine, let's bet then. Fellow Daoists, are you willing to continue Fellow Daoist Lin's bet?" The Five Elements Saint Master's face was twisted with anger by Lin Tianya.

Since things had come to this point, even if they knew it was a provocation, there was nothing they could do but bite the bullet and gamble with Lin Tianya.

“Alright, then let’s risk our lives and gamble together.” The other Holy Lords nodded.

Meanwhile, the competition at the Temple of the Void is about to begin.

"Welcome everyone to the preliminary rounds this afternoon. The first preliminary round this afternoon is the Tribulation Transcending Competition. The rules for this round are very simple. After you enter the Void God Palace, you will be teleported to a lightning domain. This lightning domain will mimic the laws of heavenly lightning and continuously release tribulation lightning to attack you. You just need to withstand it until half of the participants are eliminated. This competition does not require fighting; you just need to endure it," Li Mingjiao explained.

When everyone heard that this competition would not require fighting, especially those cultivators with lower cultivation levels, they felt that their chance had come, because they were quite confident in their own perseverance.

"This one is quite simple. All you have to do is get struck by lightning. It's easy. For cultivators who practice lightning-based techniques, it's a piece of cake," some lightning-based cultivators said confidently.

Soon, the gates of the Void God Palace opened again, and Ye Liuyun and the others flew into the Void God Palace immediately.

After entering, everyone was teleported to a desolate wasteland covered by dark clouds. The group was separated. Ye Liuyun first glanced around and then looked at the sky.

"Tch, so what if I get struck by lightning? It's no big deal. It's just a freebie anyway. Let's end this already. Fighting is more interesting." Ye Liuyun sat down with an indifferent expression.

Shortly after she sat down, she saw dark clouds appear in the sky, accompanied by thunder and lightning.

Everyone immediately sensed a feeling similar to a heavenly tribulation, as if something was staring at them from above.

Ye Liuyun also had this feeling; it was actually imitating the feeling of the Heavenly Tribulation.

"Huh? Is this what it feels like to undergo tribulation? It's like someone is standing in the sky watching you." Ye Liuyun said with great curiosity.

Soon, the first bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking various parts of the wasteland. From a distance, the area looked as if it were experiencing a thunderstorm.

The first bolt of lightning struck everyone with perfect accuracy.

However, judging from their reactions, not a single cultivator was eliminated by this bolt of lightning, and they didn't even feel anything, easily surviving it.

These people are all geniuses. Even the worst genius would be a top disciple in a medium-sized sect. It's impossible for them not to withstand the first lightning strike.

The first bolt of lightning struck Ye Liuyun, who merely glanced at it and then said disdainfully.

"It's not even as powerful as the lightning I summoned myself. This is boring. Let the lightning come even more fiercely," Ye Liuyun said, looking at the sky.

"Boom!" As soon as Ye Liuyun finished speaking, another thunderstorm struck, and lightning struck everyone again.

However, this lightning bolt was about twice as powerful as the first one, but it still didn't eliminate any contestants.

"Is the power of this lightning too weak? It doesn't seem challenging enough." The Holy Lords on the Holy Lord Palace side found this level boring.

However, the Holy Lord of the Nine Heavens just chuckled.

"Don't rush. The lightning before us is just the lowest level of the test. Everyone here is a prodigy from the Holy Lands and the major sects of our Nine Heavens Domain. If you can't even withstand the lowest level of tribulation, what kind of prodigy are you? I predict that at least nine tribulations will be required before elimination occurs. The lightning here is modeled after tribulation lightning, and the power of each lightning strike is related to one's cultivation level. It can be said to be the fairest test ever," explained the Nine Heavens Holy Lord.

Hearing this, everyone quieted down and watched patiently. Lin Tianya didn't speak either, mainly because it wasn't time to start the betting.

As expected, even after the ninth bolt of heavenly lightning passed, no cultivators were eliminated. Although each of the nine bolts of heavenly lightning was stronger than the last, they did not exceed the limits of those present.

After the nine bolts of heavenly lightning passed, the thunderclouds in the sky seemed to be preparing for something and did not continue to send down heavenly lightning, but the power of lightning in the thunderclouds clearly became more violent.

This time, many cultivators felt a distinct sense of oppression, as if the sky was about to collapse. This was the oppressive feeling from the heavenly tribulation. The fact that they could feel the danger meant that the next heavenly lightning might not be so easy to withstand.

"Click".

With a deafening crack of electricity, a powerful bolt of lightning struck down, hitting the contestants.

This lightning bolt was nearly three times stronger than the previous ninth one, and it contained a stinging sensation.

"Pfft!" A cultivator was struck by lightning and, unable to withstand it, spat out a mouthful of black gas before being teleported away.

The number of people at the competition venue has started to decline.

"Wow, this lightning bolt is significantly more powerful. This is starting to be challenging," Ye Liuyun muttered after feeling the impact of the current.

She herself had not experienced the Heavenly Tribulation and had no idea how powerful these tribulation lightning bolts were, but judging from the current bolt, it was still far from Ye Liuyun's limit.

Starting from the tenth lightning bolt, each bolt eliminated a portion of the contestants. It wasn't that they were weak, but rather that from this point onward, the power of the lightning increased several times over.

Because cultivators can only rely on their physical bodies to withstand this hurdle, those who cultivate lightning-based techniques do indeed have a certain advantage.

As the nineteenth bolt of lightning struck, the number of people in the arena dropped from over 30,000 to just over 20,000, meaning that nearly 10,000 were eliminated.

The eliminated cultivators are not necessarily those with weak cultivation levels. The heavenly lightning is arranged according to their respective powers, and it is not a uniform force.

After the nineteenth bolt of heavenly lightning ended, the ordinary dark clouds in the sky suddenly turned into red fiery clouds.

This change drew frowns from the participants.

"Is this a fire and lightning tribulation? This is no ordinary heavenly lightning; its power will be several times stronger than the previous heavenly lightning. We must take it seriously." Many cultivators became fully focused, because they did not think they could easily withstand this attack.

The fiery clouds in the sky began to swirl, and the fire and lightning within them began to gather.

After about a minute of gathering, a bolt of lightning, as bright as fire, struck down. Many of the cultivators present were instantly engulfed in flames, and their magical power was pierced through.

Many cultivators started yelling.

Ye Liuyun looked at the flames and electricity burning her body and felt a slight pain.

In other words, the lightning bolt caused her some damage, but it wasn't enough.

After this bolt of lightning ended, several thousand people were eliminated at once.

"This attack is interesting. I hope the next lightning bolt will hurt me a bit," Ye Liuyun muttered.

After everyone checked the number of participants, they realized that with over a thousand more to be eliminated, the qualifying rounds of the Tribulation Transcending Competition would be coming to an end. The qualifying rounds were only the easiest difficulty level; the real competition was yet to come.

The twenty-first round was still Fire Thunder Cloud. After this round, the qualifying rounds ended according to the principle of elimination.

"Time's up, the qualifying round of the perseverance contest is over," Li Mingjiao announced.

Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun immediately rolled his eyes. This round was quite boring, but Ye Liuyun also understood that it was just a preliminary round, not the final competition, so it couldn't be particularly exciting.

And just like that, Ye Liuyun and the others gained another point on their competition tokens, making it five points in total.

The later qualifying rounds consisted of smaller events, such as comparisons of soul strength, physical strength, and comprehension. These were competitions that did not require actual combat and were not very entertaining.

Lin Tianya, who had always wanted to start a gambling game, did not find an opportunity because the following games were all individual games.

However, Ye Liuyun and the others participated one by one. The four matches in the afternoon ended quickly, and there were two more matches in the evening. The evening match was a major event, which was the arena match. The arena match was different from the previous matches.